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HB 399

Passed both chambersCrossfile SB 341
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Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With a Professional Major League Baseball Team

Sponsor: Mark Edelson (District 46)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: GamingStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing certain organizations that are affiliated with a professional major league baseball team that plays its home games in Baltimore City to conduct certain raffles; requiring the organization to obtain a permit to conduct raffles from an agency designated by the Baltimore City government; requiring that raffle tickets are sold using age-verification measure to ensure the buyer is at least 18 years old; providing that a permit to hold certain raffles expires at the end of the calendar year in which the permit was issued; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBertling, HeatherBaltimore City House DelegationWritten (PDF)
FAVMitchell, JackBaltimore Orioles - internOral
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Edelson, Delegate EdelsonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Edelson, Delegate EdelsonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVJones, LisalobbyistIndividualOral
INFOHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJones, LisaRegistered for: Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Associated Black Charities; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC